Electrical motor.



Patented Jan. 17, 191i.

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S E D O H R Au E ELECTRICAL MOTOR.

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H. A. RHODES.

ELECTRICAL MOTOR.

APPLIUATIQN FILED s131213, 1909.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

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. will be hereinafter more fully explained.

" '1.1'It is a well known fact that the magnet-ic 'NITD IIIEN'I OFFICE.

HARRY A. RHODES, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNIVERSAL MOTOR OOMFANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPORATION OF ARIZONA TERRITORY.

ELECTRICAL MOTOR.

To all .wwm 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hauer A. Rhones, a. citizencf the United States, residing in the city andcounty of Denver and State of Colorado, lhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electrical Motors; and I do declare'the following to bc a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to'ivhich `it appertains to make and use the same,':.reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference markedthereon, which form a.

= Myinvention-relates to improvements in i electrical motors, luy-'object being to provide adevice'ofthis class Which shall be of simple fconstructiomfeconomical in cost, re liablegi'durable: and ellicient in use.

It has always been the 'tendency of designeislbfelectric motors to simplify the constructionas'l much as possible, thus reducing the c0st=of manufacturing, in order to produce a competitive article. It is obvious that the cost ofthe `,Winding of any motor is aP big ,percentage of the total cost of construction. "IV ith this fact in mind, I have succeeded in ldesigning an electrofmagnetic motor having onIyone Winding, which I .shall call the field. It consists ot' a series of straight Wound coils on iron cores, as this is the most simple :term of Winding. The stationary part of my motor has no Winding at all; there are several segments ot curved iron, or steel, which are located eccentrically to the field. In this design, I use also a commutator for short-circuiting certain coils, as

flux of any magnet will always travel the shortest Way with the least. resistance. For instance, if I bring an iron armature within the reach of a magnetic field, the magnetic resistance of air is so much greater than the resistance of iron, there will be a. tendency to put said iron armature in such a position as to allow the magnetic lines or iux 'to take the shortest Way. Therefore, I can say a certain force is working on the armature. This principle I have applied in my present improvement.

In explaining the Working of the motor, in a preliminary Way, it will suice it I de- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 13, 1909.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

Serial No. 517,470.

scribe one segment only, as all of the segments are substantially identical.

rl`he lield coils of my motor are arranged concentrically around the motor center; the commutator having as many segments as there are coils and the connections being made as shown. I also employ as many brushes as there are eccentric segments. Now supposing current is sent through the field coils, as the armature is eccentrically. located, the lines ot force will move my system of field coils around the motor axis, in order to reach the place with the shortest j air gap. At the moment, however, that the rst coil reaches this place, it will be sh0rtcircuited through the cominutator, the brushes being the medium therefor. -The other coils still energized, will contine to turn my motor till the next coil reaches the shortest air gap, where it Will be short-cir cuitcd, as the first was. In the meantime, the coil having been short-circuited first, is energized again, and Works the rest of the coils in the same direction. Then the third coil will be short-circuited first, etc. It is thus obvious that I have a rotary motor of almost equal torque at any point of the circumference.

As can be seen in the drawing,ithe armature segments are arranged in such a way as to allow a regulation of the air gap. In other words the said segments are adjustable. Thus the speed can be changed mechanically from a given maximum to zero.

Having brieflyY outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the saine in. detail, reference being made to the accom panying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodinient thereof.

In this drawing: Figure l is a central, vertical section taken through my improved motor approximately on the line lwl, Fig. 2. Fig'. 2 is a section taken on the line 2 4-2, Fig. l, looking toward the right. Fig. 3 .is a section taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 1, looking toward the left.

The saine reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the shaft of my improved motor and 6 the shell or casing thereof. At one extremity this casing is provided 'with an integral hub 7, in which the shaft 5 is journaled. The opposite eX- tremity is provided with a hollow hub 8, in which is inserted an exteriorly-threa-ded cylindrical member 9, locked against rotation by a fastening screw 10, whose inner cxtremity enters a longitudinal groove 12, formed in the member 9, to allow t-he latter to move longitudinally of the shaft without turning thereon. Formed integral with the inner extremity of the cylindrical part 9, is a cone member 13, which is engaged by rollers 14, journaled in the forked extremities 15 of inwardly-projecting rods 16, whose outer extremities are pivotally connected, as shown at 17, with the inner extremities of two links 18, the outer extremities of the links being pivotally connected, as shown at 19, with armature members 20, which are eccentrically arranged with reference to the center of the motor. By moving the cone member 13, upon the shaft in the proper direction, the rods 16 will be forced outwardly, whereby each rod through the'links 18, acts upon two armature members 2O and moves one extremity of each member 20 outwardly to the desired distance. The extremities of thesev armature members remote from those connected lwith the links 18, are pivotally connected, as shown at 21, withprojections 22, formed integral with and extending inwardly from the central part 23 of the shell of the motor. The armature members 2O vhave their extremities connected with spindles 24 and 25 at the points 19 and 21 respectively. The extremities of two armature members 20 are connected with each pair of projections 22 'of the motor shell or casing,

-and it is here that the armature members are nearest the center of the motor.

As shown in the drawing, there are four pairs of armature members 20. The extremities of these members which are connected with the links 18 are farthest from the center of the motor, while their extremities connected with the lugs 22 are nearest the center of the motor.

Made fast to the shaft 5, is a disk 2G, into which are screwed a series of duplex cores 27, each having a screw stem 28 engaginga threaded recess formed in the disk 26. Upon the two members 29, of the duplex core are wound coils 30, through which electricit)7 is passed by way of wires 31, respectively connected with the segments of a commutator 33. Engaging this commutator are two brushes 34, mounted on arms 35, connected with the shell of the motor casing and insulated therefrom, as shown at 36.

The current enters the motor through wires 37 and 38, which pass through insulating sleeves 39, inserted in openings 40, formed in the motor casing. These wires are directly connected with the arms 35, which carry the brushes 34 or the positive brushes. The current passes out of the motor through two other brushes, designated 41, which are arranged directly opposite each other and are mounted upon arms 42, carried by the motor casing and with which are connected conductors 43 and 44. It will be observed that the two conductors 37 and 38, are two branches of a single conductor 45, which is divided into two branches before entering the casing. It will also be ob served that the two branch conductors 43 and 44, through which the current escapes from the motor merge into a single condoctor 46. These two conductors 45 and 46 are respectively connected with the opposite poles of an elect-ric generator, (not shown). The brushes 34 are movably mounted on their arms 35, but are held in close contact with the armature by means of springs 47. This is also true of the brushes 41, which are engaged by springs 48.

As heretofore explained, there is a magnet -for each commutator segment and each magnet is connected with its corresponding commutator segment by a wire 31. The coils of each magnet are connected by the conductors 49, which lead from one terminal 50 of each magnet to the opposite terminal 51 of the adjacent magnet. Now if we assume that the various magnets constituting what I have termed the field, or rotary member of the motor are in the position shown in Fig. 2, it will be observed that twelve of the twenty-four magnets with which the rotatable member of the motor is equipped, are energized, while the other twelve' are deenergized. The energized magnets are designated by the plus sign and the deenergized magnet-s by the minus sign. The energized as well as the denergized magnets are arranged in set-s of three, each set of energized magnets being arranged on one side of the point A, which is the nearest point on the armature members approached by the magnets during the rotation of the movable motor member. For instance, referring to the point A uppermost on Fig. 2

of the drawing, the three energized magnets are at the right of the point A or on theapproaching side thereof, while the three deenergized magnets are immediately at the left of the energized ones, one denergized magnetof the set being directly opposite the point A, while the other two are wholly at the left of said point. The current may be traced through the energized magnets from either brush 34, through the commutator segment a, a wire 31, the coils 30 of the energized magnet nearest the point A, on the approaching side designated the first magnet, a wire 49, to the terminal 50 of the intermediate magnet of any set, designated the second magnet, through the coils of the latter, thence through an intermediate wire 49, to the third magnet, and thence through another wire 49, and through a second wire 31, to a commutator segment b, thence to a negatirefbrnsh 4l, thence out of the motor through oneoi" the 'branch conductors 43 vor and., finally through the con ductor- 46A; to :Jthe negatire. pole `of the' generator, (not sliyfnnf),.` It will -be observed.that.v tlieieur-y y f ie i it aftei'-passingthrough the last inter-v `inelzliatc,conductor 40", does not pass through -the coils yof the fourthniagnet, since the current will take theshortestl course, or to the connnutator Asegment Z, kthrough the conductor, Sify The current fails t0 pass through 1. thecoils of the tliree denergized magnets adi jacenty the'pointaA, for the' reason thartit' -W ill .take ,the :shortest'course tothe, nearestl ,negative brush.- 41,; Awhichfis from the: comunuiator` L intermediate `dreist-9,- and thence through ,tlie tlireefphis 'magnets atthe Vleft of .the three minus magnets, Yreferring to :tot 'Figa By virtue of this,

construction and'arrangemenh the three 4magnets 4on ythe 4approaching side of the point' A, are always energized, While :the

'threegfadjacent:magnets on the retreating '1 ,oii i tili arewahvays denergized and there is'thus a iroi'ig forward pull onthe rotating motor ineml'ier sii'nultaneonsly in the direcinembers ofthe motor. i i

In considering theV foregoing it must be understood that the rotary member of' the motor is travelingin the direction 'indicated by the 'arrows in Figs; Q'ai'id 3, However, as'

these views are-both sections takenv on Fig.

1. .asset forth in their brief description, the

views being' taken in opposite-directions. the

' arrows indicate the direction of, t-lievrotary member pointing in diiierent" directions` in the two views.

, Having thus describedmy inventiornwhat I claim is:

1.' An electric motor, comprising' a 'rotatsvj ble member provided with a yseries of elec- '1 tro niagnets, a coinmutator whose Segments are respectively 4connected Witli'the coils'o.

thei said -magnets,- p'osit-ive and vnegative brushes engaging the cemiii-utator, anda sta.- tionarjf armature member eccentricaily-ar ranged adjacent to the magnets', means for varying the air gap between the armature andthe magnets', the parts bei-ng so arranged that the -magnets are .energized Von the appreaching side ot' the shortest. air gap, be

are respe@timely7 connected with the vcoils of the `saidA magnets,1 positive andnnegative brushes engaging the coiiimntator,`and a pivotally mounted ari'nature member"eccentrically arrangeil adjacent to the magnets, the partsbeing so 'arranged that the magnets are senesi and the arm attore' mei'iibe' i An electric motor,coni Vble member ,provided `Wit' a. se

" are respectively. connected' tliesaid magnets, po'sitiv n brushes `engaging th'efcon'inn'it "tor r ygni'eiit;r1. through a Wire 3,1, to ali- Varmature vmembers, and. the electro-iii.

. theparts-being-soarranged' i p ,y l' mined number of magnets "s eigiergiz'ed "on 'thenpproachin oside a tlxrdenergi? 'dion-the.

retreating side of the A tween the' magri ets and"tli'earniatuie' member.v

'ble member provided Wi trofmagnets, `a con'iniiitato :are respectivelyconnecte( n p Vthe magnetsiytliesegnieii of lieftfoinnii corresponding in inrmber Witlith n positive andnegative-bru'shesi'eii 0' tion of all of the points A of'the armature si'vely in the cire-nit through the-medium of, tween the magi-nets and the armatiiremeiny vthe commntator during the movement ofthe duringeach revolution of therotarjy mem-'f' ber, said points being` located at predeterenergized for a: predeterniined.distance yon of the shortest air-"gapgb-et tro-magnets, Va coiiimntato 7 l Y.. ally ii'iounted armature:men'ibereccentrically ai 'a-nged adjacent ,toA the outer)'circ'iiirife`y eiic' of theI zone' offrotation 'ofi'tli 1 `agzine'ts means for varjring'therair ,f fap between the shortest-'air gap. he

4. An electric m eter.;

coinnintator, Wherebggi magnets grep the electrical circnit-throu 1h th'e'nedium of l'the armature and brushes during tliemove:

ment of the'rotary member of 'the motor, andi'viiereby the said .movement is produced, an armature' ecceiitrically arranged adjacent to the circumference of the-zone of, rotation of the magnets, andfmeans t'or movingone extremity of the armature towardv Aor array from the magnets, the Vbrushes being so varranged that the magnets successively e1iergized at a ]Jredetermined point on theappreaching 'side oi:' the4 sliortestair gap, between' Vthe niagnetsfand the ai'n'iatui'e meniber; and. successivelyV deiiergized as soon as theyY reach "saidjgap, substantially as described. 1 p l l 5. Ari electric motor, comprisinga rotary member liz'iving a series of"electro-magnets, a commntator mounted to rotate with the` ico said member and Whoseseements correspond bers eccentrically- 4arrangedf "atlintervalsaround the circumference of -the zone oit rotation of the rotary. member, meansor vramt ing the air'gap between the larmaturemen'i bers i and the electro-magnets and; suitable connectionswhereby the magnets are`.'successively energized at `afnuinber of points mined distances from the points correspond jwith the location of the shortest air gaps,

between theelectro-magnetsand the various armaturen'ln 'vinbei-'g` on `the approaching side "6; An'electric'motor-,comprising a rotary :member "'ng a, series'of electromagnets, a commutatorcarried fby the' said rotary memberfend'whose Segments vare respectively connected 'with thecoils of the said magnets,

positive andnegative brushes arranged at intervals in engagement with .the commutator, whereby the electro-magnets may be en ergizedand denergized intermittently duringtlie'rota'tion of the rotary member, erm Vtil-'re lmembers pirotally "and eccentrically arranged'ati equal intervals around the circummember having aseries of elettro#n'iagneisv arranged at equal intervals on the said mehr ber7 a commutator also carried by the stud;-l

member and having segments corresponding 'i in number with the number .ofthe said magnets, said segments being respectively connected electrically Wit-h the magnets, brushes engaging the connnutator for energizing and denergizing the magnets successivel')v and.

intermittent-ly during the rotation of the said member, and armature members pivotally and eccentricelly arranged around thezone of rotation of the said magnets, the connections being such that the `magnets :1re successively energized at predetermined points on the approaching side of the shortest air gaps, between the magnets and each of tinx4 urnuiture members", und successively detuergized at points corresponding approximately with the shortest air gapg between the elec-- tro-magnets and each of the armature mem'- bers. n n

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY nii-Hours Titnesses l A. J. OBMEN', M. F. MAURY. 

